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Massively open (links about my MOOC)

This page is intended to serve as a central resource for information regarding “Understanding Media by Understanding Google,” the massively open online course (MOOC) that I taught on behalf of Northwestern and Medill on Coursera in the fall of 2013. (It also should help me to locate things myself, and will be updated as needed. Current version: May 1, 2014)

Quartz, 11/21/2013: “How two-thirds of my students never showed up, but half of them passed.” (Cross-posted by The Atlantic as “Thousands of People Sign Up for Online Classes They Never Wind Up Taking.”) An attempt to assess what huge MOOC enrollments might actually represent, with input from my students.

The Guardian, 10/17/2013: “Massive open online courses: a first report card.” Some reflections on the first three weeks of teaching and observing.

Huffington Post, 9/13/2013: “Top 10 Misconceptions About MOOCs.” What I learned in getting ready to teach the course, which launched Sept. 16.

My posts here on “The next miracle”:

Dec. 9, 2013: After the MOOC So what have I been doing since this course ended, anyway? Writing and data mining, not necessarily in that order.

Oct. 21, 2013: So is it lonely in MOOClandia? An on-campus “meetup,” and a midcourse survey of participates, spur some thoughts on the creation of community among students around the world.